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Senator Mike Lee Isn’t A Serious Person — He’s Dangerous, But Not Serious*
Serious people comprehend and acknowledge the gravity of the allegations in the Trump indictment and the ongoing threat he poses to the country’s entire national security apparatus.
Dangerous people don’t.
Mitt Romney, someone I regularly disagree with on policy, is a serious person. On June 9, 2023, the junior senator from Utah issued a statement on reports of the Trump indictment:
Like all Americans, Mr. Trump is entitled to the presumption of innocence. The government has the burden of proving its charges beyond a reasonable doubt and securing a unanimous verdict by a South Florida jury.
By all appearances, the Justice Department and special counsel have exercised due care, affording Mr. Trump the time and opportunity to avoid charges that would not generally have been afforded to others.
Mr. Trump brought these charges upon himself by not only taking classified documents, but by refusing to simply return them when given numerous opportunities to do so.
These allegations are serious and if proven, would be consistent with his other actions offensive to the national interest, such as withholding defensive weapons from Ukraine for political reasons and failing to defend the Capitol from…